US EditionPoaching in Indonesia: Government cracks down on wildlife trafficking
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The black market in wildlife products is a serious global problem. Although authorities and researchers are trying various methods to stop the illegal trade, many of them are ineffective, expensive or difficult to implement. That's how it was until now. Now, scientists have successfully trained African giant rats to smell the odor of illegally traded animal parts, IFLScience reports.
Poaching in Indonesia: Government cracks down on wildlife trafficking
Indonesia is the Asian capital of wildlife trafficking, a market estimated at $20 billion according to Interpol. The archipelago is one of the world’s biggest reservoirs of biodiversity. Wild animals are already the victims of massive deforestation, but they now face another. On the islands of Java, Sumatra and Borneo, poachers capture wild animals in their natural habitats and sell them at markets in Jakarta or online. While some of the animals…
Assam: Arunachal Police constable held for "poaching" in Tikupani
Guwahati: A police constable from Arunachal Pradesh was reportedly apprehended by the forest department on Sunday night for allegedly poaching in the Tikupani Reserve Forest under Jorhat Forest Division, Assam. The forest is a protected area under the Jorhat forest division, located along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. Wangdem Chikcha is a resident of Upper Kulam […] The post Assam: Arunachal Police constable held for “poaching” in Tikupani…
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